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psst … I’m a Realtor! Thanks for stopping by my website. I would love to help you find your dream home and community in the Hampton Roads or Williamsburg area or to sell your existing home. This website is authored by local resident and REALTOR, John Womeldorf. John is known around town as Mr. Williamsburg, for both his extensive knowledge of Hampton Roads and the historic triangle, and his expertise in the local real estate market. His websites, WilliamsburgsRealEstate.com and Mr Williamsburg.com were created as a resource for folks who are exploring a move to Williamsburg, VA , Hampton Roads VA and the surrounding areas of the Virginia Peninsula.
On his website you can search homes for sale , foreclosures, 55+ active adult communities, condos and town homes , land and commercial property for sale in Williamsburg, Yorktown, New Kent, Poquoson, and Gloucester, VA as well as surrounding markets of Carrolton, Chesapeake,Gloucester, Hampton, Isle of Wight, Portsmouth Mathews, Newport News Norfolk, Poquoson, Smithfield, , Suffolk, Surry, Va Beach, Yorktown and York County Virginia
You can reach John by email John@MrWilliamsburg.com or phone @ 757-254-813

By Lisa O. Monroe When Wesley Greene picked the location for the Colonial Garden and Colonial Garden Shop in the Historic Area in the early 1990s, there was not much open land on Duke of Gloucester Street. But there was space across the street from Bruton Parish Church and he thought that was ideal. As Colonial Williamsburg’s ... Continue Reading »

By Bill Sullivan Peter Manseau, author of “One Nation Under Gods.” Peter Manseau is the award-winning author of the memoir “Vows: The Story of a Priest, a Nun and Their Son” and the novel “Songs for the Butcher’s Daughter,” among other titles. His new book, “One Nation ... Continue Reading »

The death of a loved one is a deeply personal experience, yet the needs that arise are universal: a coffin, conveyance, and a cemetery plot. Early America faced these necessities without much of a plan, but as the decades passed, a fascinating trade takes root. Morticians, embalmers, attendants and a whole host of specialized ... Continue Reading »

By Claire Gould “Everyone here is white and over 50! Where are our young people? Where are our young black students? This isn’t dead, ancient history—it really wasn’t that long ago!” There we were, sitting in a classroom at Virginia Commonwealth University, a diverse institution in a diverse city, and this speaker at the Virginia Forum was right. ... Continu […]

By Bill Sullivan A dashing young soldier comes to town, flush with victory in battle. A young woman succumbs to his charms. He leaves. She has his child. It’s a plot that seems to be borrowed from a romance novel, but it happened in Williamsburg in the months after the Yorktown victory that signaled the end of ... Continue Reading »

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The Peninsula Housing & Builders Association is pleased to present the 2011 Fall Parade of Homes. This premiere event will showcase homes of the Buckroe Bayfront and East Bay Communities. The Parade of Homes will take place from September 17, 2011 through October 2, 2011. There will be seven single family homes and a four-unit multi- family home showcased in this Parade. Some of the finest custom home builders on the Peninsula will be participating in the 2011 Parade of Homes.

PHBA is taking the Parade of Homes to Buckroe! The Fall 2011 Parade will take place September 17 – October 2, and will feature single-family homes, as well mansion style homes. The entire development will be sustainable, green homes. This mid-priced beach community will feature homes with an average 2,400 square feet, and all will follow the City of Hampton’s architectural guidelines for the area. This year’s Parade of Homes will also feature "The Endless Summer", charity house being built by Edgerton Contracting, Inc. Proceeds from the sale of this home will benefit two local charities: Downtown Hampton Child Development Center and the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Virginia Peninsula.

The York County School Board passed a $129.96 million budget that is 2.7 percent higher than this year's budget on Monday. The budget includes a 2 percent raise for teachers and staff along with a 1.04 percent to a 1.46 percent raise for teachers and staff members who have missed five "step increases." A step increase is a raise based on how m […]

Researcher Molly Mitchell of William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science visited Capitol Hill in early March to brief congressional staffers and other concerned parties about the nation’s coastal flood risk.